41 Ala. App. 347 - Argo v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 12 state decisions

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1. ““It is well settled that when a judgment or sentence of another court is returned as the cause of the petitioner’s detention or imprisonment, the jurisdiction of the court to render such judgment or sentence is the only matter which may be considered. Ex parte Bizzell, 112 Ala. 210 , 21 So. 371 ; Mackreth v. Wilson, supra [ 31 Ala.App. 191 , 15 So.2d 112 ] ; Howard v. City of Bessemer, 40 Ala.App. 317 , 114 So.2d 158 . In order to impeach the trial court’s jurisdiction on habeas corpus, illegality must appear on the face of the proceedings. Griffin v. State, 258 Ala. 557 , 63 So.2d 682 .””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jordan v. State · 41 Ala. App. 560 - Ruffin v. State